Backyard Cutter Insect Repellent III vs Longsleeve
Backyard Cutter Insect Repellent III is a DEET 10% skin-applied insect repellent from Spectrum, A Div Of United Industries Corp., EPA Reg. No. 121-65. EPA’s consumer database shows no specific protection time for it; per EPA’s legend, the company chose not to have one displayed. The same registered formula is sold under 8 different product names. Longsleeve Repellent is 20% picaridin, listed at up to 14 hours for both mosquitoes and ticks. Every line below comes from EPA’s database or the two products’ own federal labels.
Longsleeve Repellent vs Backyard Cutter Insect Repellent III
- Active ingredient: Picaridin 20%
- Mosquitoes up to 14 hours
- Ticks up to 14 hours
- All nine ingredients named on the tube
- Fragrance free
- Also covers flies, gnats, chiggers, no-see-ums up to 8 hours (per label)
- One formula, one name
- Active ingredient: DEET 10%
- No mosquitoes time shown in EPA’s consumer tool
- No ticks time shown in EPA’s consumer tool
- An optional ingredient list appears in its EPA master label; whether the tube prints it is up to the company
- No other pests mined from its label
- The same formula is sold under 8 names
The detailed comparison
Every line from EPA’s database or the products’ own federal labels, quoted and linked.
| Longsleeve Repellent made by us | Backyard Cutter Insect Repellent III | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Hour 72, Inc. | Spectrum, A Div Of United Industries Corp. |
| Active ingredient | Picaridin 20% | DEET 10% |
| Mosquitoes | 14hrs 4 of 631 products in EPA’s database reach 14 hours. This is one of them. | *hrs No time shown in EPA’s consumer tool. Per EPA’s legend, the company chose not to have a specific time shown. |
| Ticks | 14hrs | *hrs No time shown in EPA’s consumer tool. Per EPA’s legend, the company chose not to have a specific time shown. |
| Also covers | flies 8hgnats 8hchiggers 8hno-see-ums 8h | No pest details beyond the columns above were mined from this label. |
| Ingredients disclosed | Active ingredient: Picaridin20% Other ingredients, every one named80% Water, Squalane, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Acrylates Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide, Caprylyl Glycol | Active ingredient: DEET10% Other ingredients90% Its EPA master label includes the optional statement: “Other Ingredients ......................................................................90.0%” Master labels list what a company MAY print; the tube on the shelf may not carry it. |
| Formula identity | One formula, one nameEPA registration-number format | This formula is sold under 8 namesEPA registration-number format |
| Federal label | on file since 2025EPA Pesticide Product Label System | on file since 1992 · view the federal label (PDF)EPA Pesticide Product Label System |
| EPA Reg. No. | 101457-1 | 121-65 |
Every cell is EPA data or the product’s own federal label, retrieved 2026-08-18; registrations and labels change, so verify against the current product label. Published by Longsleeve, not affiliated with or endorsed by EPA. Methodology.
Same name, different product
Products with closely related names span 10%. The name on the front of a bottle is not a formula. Check the EPA registration number if you want to know what you are buying.
| Product | Active | EPA Reg. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Unscented Backyard Cutter Insect Repellent | DEET 10% | 121-65 |
| Unscented Backyard Cutter Insect Repellent III | DEET 10% | 121-65 |
All rows from EPA’s registered-product data.
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